Sam Griffith's 1969 L78 Chevelle...WOW!

[Big Block Bill]

X-2 What Dan said. Thanks for sharing

[Too Many Projects]

Only read the last few pages, but WOW, to have your car as the template for a die cast car and then come up with more original paperwork is beyond imagination.

And the sales price... $3,300 !! I know from being there, it was a large enough purchase at the time , but look what these cars selling for now. Houda thunk back then. I sure didn't, or I would've kept a bunch I ran hard and then sold for the next one.
I like the notation in the upper right corner for Potter...he got paid 10% of the sales price $33... Rather indicative of the wages back then too. Can you imagine a salesman getting 10% of a $60,000 vehicle today ?

[NorCam]

Way cool Sam...

And so nice of you to take the time to chime in for your annual check-up. And since it's now December again...may I extend the best of the holidays to you in case we don't see you back before then?

Love the docs and the story. Thanks for sharing.

[olredalert]

----Projects,,,Your math is a bit off. 10% would be $330. 33 would have been 1%.....Bill S

[mockingbird812]

On the original order form I am curious as to what the $3030.34 and the $5.50 below refer to. They are only showing on the original order form and not the customers copy. So, it is some internal business transaction. Could be dealer cost for the 1st number and maybe a bonus for the business manger for the $5.50????

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Projects,,,Your math is a bit off. 10% would be $330. 33 would have been 1%.....Bill S

Those darn zeros always get me.
Must be why I drove/wrenched on a truck most of my life and didn't become an accountant...

[WILMASBOYL78]

Originally Posted by mockingbird812

On the original order form I am curious as to what the $3030.34 and the $5.50 below refer to. They are only showing on the original order form and not the customers copy. So, it is some internal business transaction. Could be dealer cost for the 1st number and maybe a bonus for the business manger for the $5.50????

The document shown is a "car invoice"...a sales order would be a longer form that was typically filled in by hand. The invoice style you have for the car normally had all options/extras typed in the open area on the left. I sold a lot of business forms to dealers back in the day...and this is the first one I have seen with the options typed as shown. The dealer costs for options were normally displayed on a separate form that was part of the internal paperwork. Some dealers would attach a 'washout' sheet to the deal showing all cost and expenses related to a particular vehicle. It is possible the $3030 figure is the net cost...but I doubt it.

[Mr. Chevy]

Very nice Sam!! I'll copy the docs and put them with my 1:18 die cast of your car.... LOL

Rich

[Bill Pritchard]

Sheesh, unreal! Way to go Sam.

[mockingbird812]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

The document shown is a "car invoice"...a sales order would be a longer form that was typically filled in by hand. The invoice style you have for the car normally had all options/extras typed in the open area on the left. I sold a lot of business forms to dealers back in the day...and this is the first one I have seen with the options typed as shown. The dealer costs for options were normally displayed on a separate form that was part of the internal paperwork. Some dealers would attach a 'washout' sheet to the deal showing all cost and expenses related to a particular vehicle. It is possible the $3030 figure is the net cost...but I doubt it.

Oops, best get my head outa my arse !!! Yes, of course Tom, that is the CAR INVOICE. So here is the original customer’s copy of the Order Form.